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Noun
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The first farmers market in California was right here in the Bay Area — when canneries were backed up during World War II and growers in the North Bay had nowhere to send their fruit.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026 -
The blueberry-ginger hand pies with lemon curd (blue) honor our agricultural traditions and the fruit growers who help sustain our local food systems.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, her parents lost their jobs; her grandparents, who were sharecroppers, were forced off the land; and the grocery store refused to serve her family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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His father, Walter Riley, was one of eleven children of sharecroppers from Durham County, North Carolina, and became an activist at thirteen.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Tenant farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmers. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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